Selective laser sintering of an amorphous polymer - Simulations and experiments

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 333-349

  Childs, T H C ^a   Berzins, M ^a   Ryder, G R ^a   Tontowi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polycarbonate; Rapid prototyping; Selective laser sintering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001377830     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405991516822     Document Type: Article

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